Pilots are a rare kind of human. They leave
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Pilots are a rare kind of human. They leave the ordinary surface of the word, to purify their soul in the sky, and they come down to earth, only after receiving the communion of the infinite.
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our s
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Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.
There is an art, or rather a knack to flying.
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There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky a
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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.
The air up there in the clouds is very pure and f
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The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn't it be? - it is the same the angels breathe.
The modern airplane creates a new geographical di
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The modern airplane creates a new geographical dimension. A navigable ocean of air blankets the whole surface of the globe. There are no distant places any longer: the world is small and the world is one.
Flight is the only truly new sensation than men h
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Flight is the only truly new sensation than men have achieved in modern history.
More than anything else the sensation is one of p
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More than anything else the sensation is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost, if you can conceive of such a combination.
Angels can fly because they carry no burdens.
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Angels can fly because they carry no burdens.
The desire to reach for the sky runs deep in our
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The desire to reach for the sky runs deep in our human psyche.
The engine is the heart of an airplane, but the p
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The engine is the heart of an airplane, but the pilot is its soul.
Whenever we safely land in a plane, we promise Go
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Whenever we safely land in a plane, we promise God a little something.
Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang
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Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of death.
You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its sha
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You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky.
There are only two emotions in a plane: bor
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There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
O! for a horse with wings!
If God had really intended men to fly, he'd make
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If God had really intended men to fly, he'd make it easier to get to the airport.
How strange is this combination of proximity and
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How strange is this combination of proximity and separation. That ground - seconds away - thousands of miles away.
Why fly? Simple. I'm not happy unless there's some room between me and the ground.
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